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    ALIYEV IS NOT SAAKASHVILI: SKAKOV

    news.am
    Nov 27 2009
    Armenia

    Ilham Aliyev's warlike statements on resumption of hostilities in
    Karabakh conflict zone are groundless and nothing else but a political
    game, Head of CIS Department of the Russian Institute of Strategic
    Research Alexander Skakov said in an interview with NEWS.am.

    According to him, Baku's recent military threats are induced by
    Armenian-Turkish reconciliation and intended for internal public.

    "Thereby Baku tries to link Karabakh conflict with Armenian-Turkish
    relations and affect somehow Ankara, as attempts of relations'
    normalization with Yerevan incur displeasure in Azerbaijan. However,
    this pressure will not come to head as Ankara has its own priority
    interests", the expert reckons.

    Skakov reassured, that Azerbaijan will not open hostilities especially
    after the August 2008 war in Georgia. "Georgian experience showed
    that military operations in South Caucasus are doomed to failure, as
    International organizations will not permit escalation of situation in
    the region. Even if we assume in theory, that Azerbaijan unleashed a
    war, it will last several days and end under the pressure of CSTO, UN,
    European structures and Russia. I would restate that Azerbaijan will
    not resume hostilities, as Aliyev would not run such an adventure,
    if for no other reason than he is not Saakashvili," Skakov concluded.
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